Kerry's first day as Secretary of State: "I have big heels to fill"

February 4, 2013 1:59 PM

In a short address to his new team at the State Department, newly minted Secretary of State John Kerry today thanked his predecessor Hillary Clinton for her work, and joked, "Can a man actually run the State Department? I don't know."

Kerry: "I have big heels to fill" as secretary of state

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